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Coronavirus And Journalism In Pakistan, Syed Osama Ali Nov 2019

Coronavirus And Journalism In Pakistan, Syed Osama Ali

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The lockdown caused by the Coronavirus pandemic in 2019 made the reporting process extremely challenging for journalists. In this dire situation, Pakistani journalists like other journalists around the world, ensured the implementation of Coronavirus SOPs while fulfilling their duty as journalists and reporting problems they faced in the process, this is my subject of writing.


Cyberspace Is Becoming Unsafe For Women In Pakistan, Sara Tanveer Jun 2019

Cyberspace Is Becoming Unsafe For Women In Pakistan, Sara Tanveer

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This study explores the challenges faced by students in Pakistan who become victim of cyber harassment. Due to the lack of awareness, people do not know about cyber-crime and do not know that it is the violation of human rights. The Human Rights Ministry has no sense of urgency to work on the issue. According to the Human Rights report 2018, since 2004, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has recorded more than 6,000 cases of sexual violence and 2,200 cases of domestic violence against the women. The violence is mostly connected with the online harassment in the form of …


The #Metoo Movement And Its’ Impact In Pakistan, Noor Usman Rafi Jun 2019

The #Metoo Movement And Its’ Impact In Pakistan, Noor Usman Rafi

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The MeToo movement, albeit a social media tool, has practically worked in favor of women empowerment. All the women speaking out against Harvey Weinstein and big Hollywood producers stepping down had a tremendous moral impact on the movement. This gave it so much force and impetus that it translated into a similar trend in India and Pakistan.

Women empowerment and sexual harassment are being discussed regularly in news media in Pakistan. Because of the ripple effect of the hashtag MeToo, victims and sufferers who spoke up have been vital enough to spark this debate. The taboo and silence of ‘being …